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Doyle Detective Bureau v. Precision Fabricators, Inc.

269 A.D. 1008 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1945-11-14 English

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Doyle Detective Bureau, Appellant, v. Precision Fabricators, Inc., Respondent.

Judgment so far as appealed from reversed on the law, with costs, and plaintiff's motion for a directed verdict on the first cause of action in the sum of $517.44, with interest from January 17, 1944, granted, and the judgment as entered is directed to be amended accordingly. Memorandum: We think that the court erroneously construed the contract and that it should be construed as a bilateral agreement for a period of one year. In this view, the plaintiff was entitled to succeed on its motion for a directed verdict. All concur. (The portion of the judgment appealed from dismisses plaintiff’s first

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cause of action in an action for damages for breach of contract.) Present — Taylor, P. J., Dowling, McCurn, Larkin and Love, JJ.